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Will Power

Synopsis
Radio documentary. Twice a week for almost ten years 61-year-old actor Bob Smith (author of the memoir Hamlet’s Dresser) has travelled to New York City from his home in Connecticut to read Shakespeare with a group of elderly people. The students greatly enjoy unravelling the text but also use the group friendship to share their personal emotional anxieties. Producer Mark Whitaker joins his classes.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
group therapy; old people; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer
Mark Whitaker
Contributor
Bob Smith

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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